London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lewisham 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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TABLE VI.
| Total. | Back-heath & Lewis-ham. | Sydenham and Forest-hill. | Penge. | Sub-Districts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268 | 44 | 16 | 46 | No. of Complaints received during the year. | ||
| 40 | 99 | 23 | Ditto made by Inspectors. | |||
| 885 | 84 | 732 | 69 | No. of Houses and Premises, &c., inspected. | ||
| 197 | 79 | 95 | 23 | Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises. | Results of Inspection. | |
| 109 | 32 | 41 | 36 | Houses and Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, and Whitewashed. | ||
| 95 | 30 | 30 | 35 | Houses Disinfected after Infectious Diseases. | ||
| 132 | 32 | 85 | 15 | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | House Drains. | |
| 51 | ... | 30 | 21 | Trapped or Ventilated. | ||
| 85 | 14 | 27 | 44 | Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Water Closets. | |
| 63 | 41 | 3 | 19 | Supplied with Water. | ||
| 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | New Provided. | ||
| 85 | 15 | 28 | 42 | New Provided. | Dust Bins. | |
| 26 | ... | ... | 26 | Repaired, Covered, &c. | ||
| 24 | 18 | ... | 6 | Cisterns (new) erected. | Water Supply. | |
| 78 | ... | 53 | 25 | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, and Covered. | ||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Clause of the Sanitary Art, 1886. | Miscellaneous. | |
| 355 | 170 | 120 | 65 | No. of Dust Complaints received and attended to. | ||
| 63 | 16 | 29 | 18 | Removal of accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse. | ||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | ... | Removal of Animals improperly kept. | ||
| 43 | 19 | 18 | 6 | Licensed Cowhouses. | Regularly Inspected | |
| 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | Licensed Slaughterhouses. | ||
| 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | other proceeding, e.g. Legal Proceedings. | ||